Hucknall Ram Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Former Brazil captain Socrates has died at the age of 57. He had been in a critical condition with an intestinal infection since being admitted to intensive care on Friday at a hospital in Sao Paulo. Socrates, who was widely regarded as one of the greatest ever midfielders, was moved onto a life support machine on Saturday. He played in two World Cups, won 60 caps for his country between 1979 and 1986 and scored 22 goals. The former Corinthians player, whose full name was Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira, was taken to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo with food poisoning on Friday, according to his wife. A hospital statement said on Saturday that the former footballer was "in a critical condition due to a septic shock of intestinal origin". It added he was breathing with a ventilator and using a dialysis machine. Socrates was taken to hospital twice in August and September this year with bleeding in his digestive tract. After these incidents he admitted he had problems with alcohol, especially so during his playing career. He is also well known for his smoking habit. In a recent television interview, Socrates said he had considered alcohol his "companion" but believed its regular use did not affect his performance on the field. "Alcohol did not affect my career, in part because I never had the physical build to play this game," he said. "Soccer became my profession only when I was already 24. I was too thin and when I was young I did not have the opportunity to prepare myself physically for the sport." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Before my time, but I've been told about a epic game against Italy in the world cup where we was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Again before my time , but from the videos i have seen of him in the past he was a great footballer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 He was brilliant.I used to love watching him and Zico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 It was awesome to watch him play as a kid. 1982 World Cup was something special for me. After we saw Brasil play everybody wanted to be Socrates. Zico was popular too and they were great together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 great player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Good player in the 82 team with Zico et al. Brazil though have always disappointed me since the 1970 World Cup .As a 10 or 11 year old I watched every match on TV with me dad and not once has any team reached the standards of that Brazil team. Except for Derby in 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Loved the one step penalty technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 He was one of the greats, right up there with Hector, George, Bloomer and Pele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 He was one of the greats, right up there with Hector, George, Bloomer and Pele what, even Theo Robinson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 the 1982 world cup was the first one i saw and that Brazil team was the best in the tournament but they lost a classic match to Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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